Six months after being discovered washing dishes at the local Chipotle in Austin, Tex., 20-year-old model Remington Williams has landed on the cover of Italian Vogue — unquestionably a high point of any model’s career.
Scouted by Foreman Management last August, Williams was quickly introduced to DNA Model Management and was signed on the spot. By September, she was walking in her first show: Calvin Klein. She then followed that up in the last two seasons walking for such designers as Sies Marjan, Marc Jacobs, Missoni, Moschino, Chanel haute couture, Rick Owens, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Maison Margiela, Matty Bovan, Miu Miu, Sacai, Schiaparelli and Coach, where she closed the show.
Brands such as Marc Jacobs, Sies Marjan and Zara have used her to front their advertising campaigns, and she has also done editorials for Dazed & Confused, W, Interview and Love Magazine. But most notably, Steven Meisel shot her for the cover for Italian Vogue, and she is now under an editorial exclusive.
Stories like hers aren’t totally unheard of in the modeling world, but Williams’ rapid-fire ascension is noteworthy. She had no connections, her look is unconventional, and she projects an edgy, other-worldly aura.
As Katie Grand, stylist and founding editor of Love, put
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